FDA appropriations
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Device center program funding levels increase $13.9 mil. from FY 2001 under Senate Appropriations Committee bill (S 1191). The amount is consistent with FDA estimates for bringing review times within statutory requirements in the short term. The measure, adopted by the Senate Oct. 25, earmarks $178.8 mil. for CDRH and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs. The House version, passed in June, includes roughly $179.5 mil. for CDRH (1"The Gray Sheet" June 18, 2001, In Brief)...